Hurricane Delay

I've had to delay my learning and posting for a couple days. I'm in the Tampa area, but I have relatives in central Florida. With Dorian coming up the coast I've needed to help make sure all preparations were fully taken care of. This has kept me busy the last couple of days. Better safe than sorry. I'll be back with an analysis of my games on Thursday.

If you're in the path of Dorian, stay safe!

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